Double Degree between the Master's Degree in International Relations and Development Cooperation (RICS) and the Master's Degree in Global International Relations and Public Diplomacy at the Jagiellonian University of Kraków, Poland

Each year, universities publish a call for applications to select students. The evaluation is carried out by a committee composed of at least two members from each university. The committee may conduct the selection process through online meetings. Before the committee meeting, candidates are interviewed at their home university.

To enroll in the second year of the double degree program, students must:

• have earned the ECTS credits required by the first-year study plan
• have a certified knowledge of English at a minimum level of B2/CEFR

The mobility period corresponds to the second year of the master’s degree programme and cannot be split. It may be combined with an Erasmus+ mobility period (by submitting an application according to the annual Erasmus call deadlines).

During the mobility period, students are required to attend the courses included in the study plan jointly developed by the two universities and to complete all the required examinations, for a total of 60 ECTS credits, including the mandatory internship and the thesis defense.

Students participating in the double degree program

• are enrolled at both universities during the academic year and pay tuition fees only at their home university
• are considered full-time students, with the same benefits, rights, and responsibilities as regular students. In particular, they have access to: courses, tutorials, laboratory internships, seminars, and conferences
• therefore hold student status at both institutions
• must comply with the internal regulations of the host institution and all legal obligations of the host country
• must observe the legislation in force in the host country, particularly with regard to health insurance and social security

Both universities are responsible for all administrative enrollment procedures and management of student records for students coming from the partner university, through their respective student offices and coordinators for the double degree program.

Students are required to attend classes regularly and to take the corresponding exams according to the procedures established by the host university’s regulations.

During the study period abroad, students must comply with the rules in force at the host institution regarding the organization of teaching activities and the procedures for taking and assessing exams.

Courses are taught in English.

Students of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia must complete a final examination at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow at the end of the mobility period (second year), in accordance with the regulations of the Jagiellonian University for the award of the Master’s degree.

As part of this examination, students undertake individual research culminating in the submission of their Master’s thesis and the final examination.

The thesis application must be submitted by 15 September of the final year of study, and the thesis must be defended within 30 days of the application submission, preferably in agreement with the Università per Stranieri di Perugia for the awarding of the RICS degree.

By way of derogation from the thesis regulations of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, the final examination at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow will also be considered as the thesis defence for the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, provided that a faculty member from the Università per Stranieri di Perugia is included in the assessment board, even remotely via telematics.

Students are still required to submit the formal thesis application by email to the student office of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, pay the relevant fee, and send a copy of the final thesis before the defence at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow.